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Kit Kat Dialer on 4.4 [ROOT]

Not sure where to put this. but I wanted to share with maximum amount of people so General it is! I managed to get the Kit Kat dialer working on GEL. This should also work for any other launcher as well. You will need ROOT since you have to change permissions.
Here is what you'll need to download and install:
1. com.google.android.dialer-1.01.apk
2. Icon Changer free
3. Secure Settings
4. An icon pack of your choosing (I used a Kit Kat icon pack so I could stay true)
Step 1: Copy com.google.android.dialer-1.01.apk to /system/priv-app and change permissions to 644. Now reboot.
Step 2: Open Icon Changer free and choose Secure Settings from the shortcut tab.
Step 3: When Secure Settings launches, choose Launch Activity.
Step 4: Pick Google Dialer from apps.
Step 5: Select [Phone] com.android.dialer.DialtactsActivity from drop down and save.
Step 6: It makes you select a Shortcut icon here but we'll overwrite in the next step so just choose randomly and save.
Step 7: Change title to Google Dialer and click change under the icon to pick your new Shortcut icon.
Step 8: Press OK and now it will create an icon on your homescreen. When you click it it will open up Google Dialer!
And viola, you now have stuck one to the man (aka vzw). It's not perfect. You still have to keep your other Phone unfrozen and any calls that come in will still use the old phone. Also if Icon Changer or Secure Settings in in cache, it will pop up Icon Changer or Secure Settings for a split second before loading Google Dialer. Just remove the background app and it will stop doing that.

Thank you very much for this! when i update to kk will be the first thing to do

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After following the instructions, the KitKat Google Dialer isn't showing up. Only the older original one is. Any thoughts as to why?

westhaking said:
After following the instructions, the KitKat Google Dialer isn't showing up. Only the older original one is. Any thoughts as to why?
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Not sure without more information. The shortcut should appear on your homescreen. Those were the exact steps I took. You could try a different program. Another person suggested Activity Launcher which basically does what the combination of Secure Settings and Icon Changer do. You might want to try that.

does this work 100%?

I performed this and now my phone is stuck at the droid logo...any quick way to recover?

You no longer need to use an activity launcher since 4.4.4 . just install the zip and you will have the dialer I have been running this for a while on 4.4.4.
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wrecklesswun said:
I performed this and now my phone is stuck at the droid logo...any quick way to recover?
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Install nandroid if you didn't make a nandroid before doing this shame on you. I would run an fxz save data that will get you back to stock without having to download all your apps again.
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I have a nandroid backup, issue is how do i get to it from outside the phone? ie on my Windows box

So you can't even get into recovery or boot loader by holding power button volume up.
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i can, however i do not know what to do when in this mode. i can get to recovery.
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i think it's the exposed after taking the update from motorola. i reinstalled the xposed famework, and now it's stuck during boot. I saw in an article that you can flash the file /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/files/Xposed-Disabler-Recovery.zip, but i do not know how.

What update? And do you have stock recovery or twrp is your boorloader unlocked
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If you have stock recovery you can't install the nandroid. However if you can get into the boot loader you can fxz save data and you will be good to go.
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just tried a factory wipe and still stuck. i am pretty sure it was setting the 644 perm above, or enabling xposed...either way is this thing a brick?
shame too i just got the latest motorola update
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stock recovery, and the update motorola put out for volte and some other fixes... the s**k test

Damn stock recovery your beat on the nandroid. You may be able to fxz have you tried that. I am not sure if the update changed anything that would not let you flash the fxz. Can't hurt to try at this point. All it will do is fail.
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Wait if you can get into fastboot the boot loader then just flash twrp recovery. If you don't know how or need any help let me know.
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just tried rsd and that failed. i cannot for the life of me find the fxz files. the update i speak of is http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-ultra/general/update-23-3-23-t2907245
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i got twrp installed. however i don't see any of my file or dcard

wrecklesswun said:
just tried rsd and that failed. i cannot for the life of me find the fxz files. the update i speak of is http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-ultra/general/update-23-3-23-t2907245
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Ok this is what I want you to do get into fastboot (bootloader screen) I want you to download these two files https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxcWmflauqkuRzMzRlZBb3J2U3c&usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxcWmflauqkuXzVGV0k1Y1c1NEk/view?usp=sharing one is a adb tool folder the other is twrp recovery. After you download put everything into one folder on your desktop. Open a command prompt window make sure your phone is connected and can be seen in fastboot by typing in the command prompt fastboot devices it should show your device. If not unplug it and try again till you see it. Once you see the devvice hold the shift key and right click on the adb folder and choose open command window here from the drop down menu. Now type in this command prompt mfastboot flash recovery twrp-xt1080.img it will flash the recovery img now on the fastboot screen pick recovery. You should be in twrp and be able to install your nandroid.

done. I don't see my backups though or my sd card. is there a way i can flash the stock rom?

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done. I don't see my backups though or my sd card. is there a way i can flash the stock rom?
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Xposed should have put a Xposed-Disabler-Recovery.zip on the root of your sd. Try flashing that in twrp. Then you'll know if its an xposed issue.
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it seems a factory wipe, nothing works... i think it was setting the perm on that folder in the system folder to 644 is where it's stuck. my bootloader is unlocked also

If you did a factory wipe in stock recovery then it would erase your SD card. I'm guessing that's why you don't see your nandroid.
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i was carefull to no choose wipe sd card...it appears invisible is what's weird. At this point i would just like to flash to stock out of box.
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i also have a backup from titanium and mysomethinganother but they are on dropbox... at this point it won't boot to android, if i can fix that i'd be golden. if it makes it easier, i have hangouts on mydesktop @Randallokwei
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i've tried to push the zip file from my pc to the sdcard, nothing i seem to do works, i do a fastboot -devices, and it shows my device, but when i push it says device not found

[Q] Failed to root s4

I´m new here and I'm hope in the correct forum. Sorry my English isn't the best but I´ll try to explain, maybe someone can help me.
I've never rooted a phone before. I was just trying to root my Samsung Galaxy S4 4G(Australia) with ODIN and my phone now stuck with the blue colour legend Recovery booting for at least 6 hours now. i think i put the wrong tar. file in PDA. i unplugged the battery and put it back in but once i press the power button it switch to the blue colour legend Recovery booting again >!<is there any chance that i can fix it and can anyone help me plz..i'm freaking out

Pull out the battery and see if you can boot into download mode by holding power and down volume. If so some warning screen will pop up and continue. If this works you should be able to recover the phone with the right tar rile.
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Just to be sure you have the SPRINT Samsung Galaxy S4. Known as the SPH-L720?
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daniel4653 said:
Pull out the battery and see if you can boot into download mode by holding power and down volume. If so some warning screen will pop up and continue. If this works you should be able to recover the phone with the right tar rile.
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Just to be sure you have the SPRINT Samsung Galaxy S4. Known as the SPH-L720?
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is it possible for me to factory data reset?
i can boot into download mode and restart the phone, but once i tried to factory reset, my phone turn back to the blue colour legend Recovery booting plz help!!

sarahui27 said:
is it possible for me to factory data reset?
i can boot into download mode and restart the phone, but once i tried to factory reset, my phone turn back to the blue colour legend Recovery booting plz help!!
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First list what exact model number your galaxy s4 is. If the phone doesn't boot it should say on the back of the phone when you take off the battery.
Once you do that you should boot into download mode and Odin the correct tar. That should boot you right up then you can perform a factory reset.
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daniel4653 said:
First list what exact model number your galaxy s4 is. If the phone doesn't boot it should say on the back of the phone when you take off the battery.
Once you do that you should boot into download mode and Odin the correct tar. That should boot you right up then you can perform a factory reset.
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my model number is GT-I9506. does that mean rooting it is the only way to fix it?? case i dun want to root it anymore, i'm so scared that i will end up bricking my phone.crying:

sarahui27 said:
my model number is GT-I9506. does that mean rooting it is the only way to fix it?? case i dun want to root it anymore, i'm so scared that i will end up bricking my phone.crying:
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You're in the Sprint S4 forums. You need to look for the International S4 thread that has your Odin tar file then flash that. You should be just fine. Either search here for it or Google " xda i9505" and that'll find it for you.
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Here's a pretty good thread on your phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701681
Nor sure if an Odin file is there but looks like recoveries , roms and root info definitely is. Plus they can answer your questions better
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[Q] Galaxy S5 Stuck in Infinite Recovery Boot Cycle

I have had my S5 for two days now. I haven't done any modifications to it and have kept it completing stock. I was browsing the internet in Chrome when I got a notification saying there was a security breach and that the phone needed to restart in order to undue any changes made. So I pressed the restart button and it started to restart normally until I saw in tiny blue text "RECOVERY BOOTING....", I didn't think much of it until nothing started to happen after a minute. I let it go for another 5 minutes and then 15 minutes. I came back and still it was at the same screen. I decided to turn the device off and on to see if that would do anything, nothing happened. I took the battery out and waited a few minutes to put it back in, again nothing new. I was looking into other threads about this happening to other phones because the S5 is so new there is nothing on it doing this. But I found no useful information. So my question is, how can I fix this? I don't mind having to reset it, there's only a few apps installed. I'm tech savvy, so I'll now what you mean if you give me any tips. Thank you!

If doesn't matter if you lost the installed apps, then boot to recovery and choose wipe data reset factory and then wipe data cache.then restart your mobile it should solve your problem.
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ra_eng said:
If doesn't matter if you lost the installed apps, then boot to recovery and choose wipe data reset factory and then wipe data cache.then restart your mobile it should solve your problem.
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I should have mentioned this in the post but I have tried that, nothing happens. It's already trying to boot into recovery, I wonder if I can get it out of trying to do that.

Try to boot into download mode then restart normally, maybe it gets you out of the recovery booting loop.
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And if this didn't work.
I think you should download the stock rom from sammobile or samsung-updates.com sites and reinstall it again.
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ra_eng said:
Try to boot into download mode then restart normally, maybe it gets you out of the recovery booting loop.
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And if this didn't work.
I think you should download the stock rom from sammobile or samsung-updates.com sites and reinstall it again.
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Alright so I tried putting it into download mode and restarting it from there. I got into download mode and then restarted but nothing happened. I am going to trying reinstalling the stock rom right now. Thanks for the help!

ra_eng said:
Try to boot into download mode then restart normally, maybe it gets you out of the recovery booting loop.
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And if this didn't work.
I think you should download the stock rom from sammobile or samsung-updates.com sites and reinstall it again.
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So I reinstalled the stock rom and now the recovery boot text is gone, but it still doesn't actually boot up into Android. Looks like I will have to take the phone back to the store and hope I can get a replacement. Thanks for your help!

Why don't u just take it for warranty.Why use a phone which has problems
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TechxCentral said:
So I reinstalled the stock rom and now the recovery boot text is gone, but it still doesn't actually boot up into Android. Looks like I will have to take the phone back to the store and hope I can get a replacement. Thanks for your help!
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Does you got a replacement? I'm having the exact same problem right now

flash the firmware
Flash the firmware and bootloader and pit for partition with odin look in xda for the pit for ur device modell
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First install the drivers for Samsung

Did you get an answer? Am having the same issue

[Q] Been a while, at a complete loss

I gave my X to my son last year and it became extremely slow since then. It was running a version of Liquid Smooth. I was attempting to install CM11 on it following the instructions to the T, and then it became stuck, I'm stuck. I thought it already had CWM installed on it, but when it rebooted to recovery, the factory recovery came up. I formatted the system and the cache and then tried to install TWRP, it failed. I tried 2 different date factory roms and both gave me a sideload error. I even tried to flash 2.3.4.4.5.621.no.radio.sbf.zip but it also gave me a sideload error. I guess my question is where do I go from here? There's nothing on the phone at all, all I can do is boot to recovery. The usb port is dead, we use a wall charger to charge the battery.

Strizay said:
I even tried to flash 2.3.4.4.5.621.no.radio.sbf.zip but it also gave me a sideload error. .
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Must use RSD lite with sbf files
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Strizay said:
I gave my X to my son last year and it became extremely slow since then. It was running a version of Liquid Smooth. I was attempting to install CM11 on it following the instructions to the T, and then it became stuck, I'm stuck. I thought it already had CWM installed on it, but when it rebooted to recovery, the factory recovery came up.
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It did have cwm installed, you needed to select recovery when in rom, by long pressing power button>reboot>recovery
I formatted the system and the cache and then tried to install TWRP, it failed.
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doesn't matter if it was stock recovery, nothing will work
I tried 2 different date factory roms and both gave me a sideload error. I even tried to flash 2.3.4.4.5.621.no.radio.sbf.zip but it also gave me a sideload error. I guess my question is where do I go from here? There's nothing on the phone at all, all I can do is boot to recovery. The usb port is dead, we use a wall charger to charge the battery.
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if usb port is dead, phone is toast, there are no more options
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of course, if you haven't install moto drivers correctly, you may have misdiagnosed usb port
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or a bad usb cable...

so there's no way to install a recovery from inside the factory recovery?

No, there is not
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and I can't even install a stock rom either? This is so stupid.

No u
You must use RSD lite to flash stock firmware, because of locked bootloader
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If installing a custom anything was possible with stock recovery, that would be the preferred way
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OK, I managed to get it connected by USB and RSD Lite sees the phone, what do I do next? LOL, sorry

Using RSD Lite to flash a .SBF to restore (Stock Rom)
on Droid X (Shadow-MB810)
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is it an sbf or a stock rom I'm trying to flash with rsd lite? How do I know which sbf is the right one? I tried to flash 3 so far 1 passed but it still said blank, the next one failed and the 3rd one says file path too long.

Strizay said:
is it an sbf or a stock rom I'm trying to flash with rsd lite?
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an ..sbf is stock firmware
How do I know which sbf is the right one? I tried to flash 3 so far 1 passed but it still said blank,
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if you see mem blank error try
2.3.4.4.5.621.no.radio.sbf.zip or FF-p3a_shadow_cdma_shadow-user-2.3.4-4.5.1_57_DX8-51-120111-test-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf.zip
the next one failed and the 3rd one says file path too long.
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usually that means rsd lite and/sbf is buried in too many folders, try placing sbf on desktop
if it ends in .sbf.zip or .sbf it's ok if any thing else needs to be uncompressed manually
and verify md5 checksums

I flashed the 605 sbf and it went through all of it and then at the end it said passed. the screen was blank but the led in the top left corner was green. I unplugged the phone and it went back to bootloader with the blank message. I'm flashing the one you mentioned above right now.
sweet, that one worked. Now to see if I can get the OTA update.

Strizay said:
I flashed the 605 sbf and it went through all of it and then at the end it said passed. the screen was blank but the led in the top left corner was green. I unplugged the phone and it went back to bootloader with the blank message. I'm flashing the one you mentioned above right now.
sweet, that one worked. Now to see if I can get the OTA update.
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Why would you want the update?
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Though you wanted a custom rom?
You are just adding extra steps

you're right, I just wanted to install a custom rom. I've managed to get it rooted and cwm installed now, it's just that once I'm in cwm, there's no way to select the command I want. the volume buttons move the selection, but none of the buttons make it respond. it just takes away the text and shows the back ground image.

Strizay said:
you're right, I just wanted to install a custom rom. I've managed to get it rooted and cwm installed now, it's just that once I'm in cwm, there's no way to select the command I want. the volume buttons move the selection, but none of the buttons make it respond. it just takes away the text and shows the back ground image.
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[HOW TO] Install/Use Droid 2/X/3 Bootstrap
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in CWM scroll with volume buttons, select with camera button
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I'm sure I covered this in my
[Video] Installing CM11 on the Motorola Droid X (MB810)

thank you so much man, I totally forgot that it was the camera button. Everything is running great now, and I now have Kit Kat on my X. Your help is Extremely appreciated, thank you for all your help and time.

[Help] Nexus 6P can't enter device storage

Hey guys
I have a Nexus 6P with 64gb internal storage .. 18gb used
I was on whatsapp when my brother sent me a video of 2mb and realized it said failed no space is available...
I wanted to screenshot the error yet also a notification came out saying can't take screenshot because of low space on internal storage..
So i wanted to go in the default storage via setting and see explorer yet the device won't let me go in.. it just flashes and come back to storage space..
I'm hoping I'm not infected with any malware and if so how to fix this please?

If you have a virus best is to manually flash the ROM but to get the space back possibly connect it to computer drag everything off if you can and then format user space
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Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
Follow 10. How To Flash The Factory Images (And Return To Stock)
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Bootloader locked? Not Rooted? SE Linux enforcing?
You could try moving you medias to a PC just for a check... Will take some time but worth a try.

gjkrisa said:
If you have a virus best is to manually flash the ROM but to get the space back possibly connect it to computer drag everything off if you can and then format user space
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Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
Follow 10. How To Flash The Factory Images (And Return To Stock)
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rchtk said:
Bootloader locked? Not Rooted? SE Linux enforcing?
You could try moving you medias to a PC just for a check... Will take some time but worth a try.
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Hey guys thanks for the reply. . My phone is not rooted or have bootloader unlocked.. i am freshly on stock original rom.
See here's the problem i saw now.. i turned off the phone, when i turn it back on with no wifi on.. i can cruise and explore the internal sd.. yet as soon as i turn wifi on .. google services just stops and i can't use camera or go into internal storage. .
Factory reset is the thing worth for here?